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Latest revision as of 21:36, 17 October 2022
Contents
Problem
Let be an acute triangle, and let
and
denote its
-excenter,
-excenter, and circumcenter, respectively. Points
and
are selected on
such that
and
Similarly, points
and
are selected on
such that
and
Lines and
meet at
Prove that
and
are perpendicular.
Solution
This problem can be proved in the following two steps.
1. Let be the
-excenter, then
and
are colinear. This can be proved by the Trigonometric Form of Ceva's Theorem for
2. Show that which implies
This can be proved by multiple applications of the Pythagorean Thm.
Solution 2
We find point on line
we prove that
and state that
is the point
from ENCYCLOPEDIA OF TRIANGLE, therefore
Let be circumcircle of
centered at
Let
and
be crosspoints of
and
and
respectively.
Let
be crosspoint of
and
In accordance the Pascal theorem for pentagon
is tangent to
at
Let be
and
-excenters of
Denote
is the foot ot perpendicular from
to
is ortocenter of
and incenter of
is the Nine–point circle of
is the midpoint of
is the midpoint of
in accordance with property of Nine–point circle
In
segment
cross segment
where
Let be the base triangle with orthocenter
center of Nine-points circle
be the Euler line of
is orthic triangle of
is orthic-of-orthic triangle.
is perspector of base triangle and orthic-of-orthic triangle.
Therefore is point
of ENCYCLOPEDIA OF TRIANGLE CENTERS which lies on Euler line of the base triangle.
[[1]]
Claim
Proof
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See also
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